Several labs have reported the formation of bacterial nanotubes under different, often contrasting conditions. What are these structures and why are they so hard to reproduce?

Differences in how researchers prepare and image samples can lead to discrepancies in their results.

Electron microscopy revealed that a deadly disease of birds was not a form of flu, but a different type of virus entirely.

SARS-CoV-2 causes cells to put out projections that spread the virus, a study finds.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases releases a series of images that offer a close up look at the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers describe their tools for probing how the physical shape of the genome affects genes’ function.

The chemist and biophysicist won a Nobel prize for the development of a technique to probe the structures of nucleotide-protein complexes.

Researchers used scanning electron microscopy to peer at bugs on several hummingbird species.

Scientists look to a leaf beetle’s genitals for lessons on improving catheter strength.  

Chemistry Nobel goes to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. 

Synaptic connections and a new neuron type emerge in high-res images, which hold promise for mapping the complete connectome.

The awesome architecture of the gateways to the nucleus

A new technique creates colorful stains that label proteins and cellular structures at higher resolution than ever before possible. 

From confocal fluorescence microscopy to super-resolution and live 3-D imaging, microscopes have changed rapidly since 1986.

The preliminary structure of the misfolded protein that causes mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease looks like a coiled mattress spring.

In a $4.2 billion deal, the science equipment giant is buying the Hillsboro, Oregon-based electron microscope maker.

A detailed structure of the pathogen highlights its similarities to—and one major difference from—other flaviviruses.